OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14422448

HEAD,MAINTENANCE,VEHICLE,UNSECURED,PINNED,WORK RULES,FALLING OBJECT,JACK,UNSTABLE POSITION

1990-03-17T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,MAINTENANCE,VEHICLE,UNSECURED,PINNED,WORK RULES,FALLING OBJECT,JACK,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14422448
Report ID: 729700

Event description

Employee crushed and killed when vehicle falls off jacks

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 had brought a company-owned and -operated van-type truck to his home at the end of the work day. He was replacing a shock absorber when the jack sli pped out from under the vehicle. The truck fell, pinning Employee #1's head betw een the frame of the vehicle and the gravel driveway. He was killed. Subsequent investigation revealed that Employee #1 brought the truck home to repair on his own volition and without the expressed or implied permission of his employers.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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